Usage Note
Statua is a statue; the stress falls early, on the first syllable, not on the -tua. Standing perfectly still is stare immobile come una statua ('to stand still like a statue'). The plural is regular, statue.
Examples
"La statua è di marmo bianco."
Natural Translation
The statue is of white marble.
Literal Translation
The statue is of marble white.
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